[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] 4 " A little beyond, on the west side, Maringoman's Castle. 1This creek is first called Murderer's on Van der Donck's map, 1656, and was so called doubtless from events occurring during the first Esopus war. 3 Esopus is supposed to be derived from Seepus, a river. Reichel says : " A Sopus Indian, or a lonvlander" 8 Maringoman's " castle" and Maringo man's " wigwam" are spoken of in dif ferent deeds. The first was on the north end of the Schunamunck mountain on the south side of Murderer's creek, in the present town of Bloominggrove, and is par ticularly described as being " opposite the OF HUDSON'S RWER. 95 Dans-kammer to the Katskill mountains, or more properly perhaps to the Saugerties, and embraced the waters of the Sha-waugunk, the Wallkill and the Esopus rivers. Their principal castle was in the Shawangunk country, although a very consi derable one was on the Esopus river, known as Wiltmeet. The " oldest and best of their chiefs," Preummaker, was killed in the war of 1663, as was also Papequanaehen. In their treaty with Stuyvesant, in 1664, they were represented by Sewacke-namo, sachem, and Onackatin and Powsawagh, chiefs. In the 'subsequent treaty of 1669, the five sachemdoms of the Esopus country were represented in the persons of Onackatin, Napashequiqua, Sewackenamo, Shewotin, and Calcop. In the Dongan purchase of 1684, Pemerawaghin appears as chief sachem. 3d. The Mamekotings.